Spheres of Influence Maps (Historical)

China, 1900



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Africa, 1913



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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Thomas Friedman

“The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald’s cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the U.S. Air Force F-15. And the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for Silicon Valley’s technologies to flourish is called the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.”

from: The Lexus and the Olive Tree

Various Prognostications and Predictions

Coming soon..with a grain of salt.